Manifolding record



June 25, 1935. A. M. BOVIER 2,005,930

- MANIFOLDING RECORD Original Filed June 1, 1932 AECHIE M. Bows/2,

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Patented June 25, 1935 g UNITED STATES v PATENT OFFICE MANIFOLDING RECORD Archie M. Bovier, Elmira, N. Y.

Application June 1, 1932, Serial No. 614,689 Renewed November 28, 1934 6 Claims. (Cl. 282-22) This invention relates to improvements in pointed out in the following detailed description manifolding record devices and with reference of certain illustrative but preferred embodiments to particular features thereof it relates to a sinof the invention and will be in part obvious in gle unitary manifolding assembly or set of recconnection therewith.

5- rd and carbon leaves attached together and be-" The invention accordingly comprises an article ing pliable throughout its extent, adapting it of manufacture possessing the features, properfor convenient use in connection with typewriters ties, and the-relation of elements which will be and other forms of writing machines. exemplified in the article hereinafter described It i a n l o j of h inven ion to proand the scope of the application of which will be vide an improved manifolding assembly or set indicated in the claims. of the class mentioned which is of small bulk Foramore complete disclosure and understandand pliable throughout its extent, adapting t ing of the nature and objects of the invention, for use in Wr machines and being pecially reference is had to the following detailed descripconstructed to enable it to be entered into the tion and to the accompanying drawing i hich;

writing machines quickly and without obstruc- Fig. 1 is a perspective partially diagrammatic 15 tion and to enable the record and transfer leaves view of a manifolding assembly embodying the to be very easily and quickly detachable from invention, parts being broken away for better each other after the inscriptions have been comdisclosure;

pleted. r Fig. 2 is a plan of the assembly of Fig. 1, parts A further object of the invention is to provide being broken away; 20 a pliable manifolding assembly of the class men- Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing a tioned wherein the record and transfer leaves slightly modified embodiment of the invention; are attached together in an improved manner Fig. 4 is a plan of the form shown in Fig. 3, and

facilitating the separation of the leaves from Fig. 5 is a plan of a further modified embodieach other after assembly and at the same time ment of the invention. 25 providing an arrangement enabling the leaves to Referring first to the form of the invention be quickly and easily detached and also provid shown in Figs. 1 and 2 for a detailed descriping a structure which is simple in natureand tion, the manifolding set shown includes an capable of manufacture at relatively low cost. original record leaf III, a duplicate record leaf According'to another feature of the invention, II and an interposedtransfer leaf I2 positioned 30 the record and transfer leaves are bound toto transfer inscriptions made upon the original gether in a pliable-stub forming a part of the leaf to the duplicate leaf. For this purpose the assembly and are provided with transverse severtransfer leaf is provided with transfer material ance lines selectively arranged in, the different l3 on its undersurface lying in contact with the leaves whereby said leaves may be selectively record surface of the duplicate leaf ll. While 35 detached from the binding stub quickly and at the set shown embodies but two record leaves, a single movement. In other words, the weakadditional record and transfer leaves interleaved ened severance lines are positioned in some of the in the manner shown may be used in case addileaves while the other leaves are correspondingly tional copies are required. The record .leaves 40 unweakened, thus facilitating the selective sevmay be provided with any appropriate ruling or 40 erance. of the leaves from the stub. The severblank forms as indicated at H. It will be obance lines may be thus positioned either in the served as clearly seen in Fig. 1 that the original record leaves or in the transfer leaf or leaves, and duplicate record leaves are made from a or they may be partly in the recordleaves and single integral sheet of paper transversely folded partly in the transfer leaves, dependent upon as at l5 to provide the two record leaves in over- 45 the manner in which it is desired to sever the lapping relation with each other and, as shown, leaves from the stub. being of substantially the same length. The

Another object of the invention is to provide transverse fold line I5 is preferably weakened in an improved pliable manifolding assembly of the any approved manner as by perforating, thus class mentioned having a selective grip arrangefacilitating severance along this line by exert- 50- ment positioned remote from the pliable binding a tearing pull. The end of the assembly ing stub with the selectively arranged severance occupied by the fold line I 5 is herein referred lines whereby the leaves may be selectively to as the top or forward end both of the leaves gripped in tearing them from the stub. and of the assembly.

Other objects of the invention will be in part At a short distance to the rearward of the fold 55 IS, the original or record leaf in is provided with a transverse weakened severance line it preferably disposed parallel to the line l5 and the duplicate leaf I i is provided with a similar weakened severance line H, both lines being weakened by perforating, scoring, or by other known means. The severance lines it andl'l are spaced only a short distance from the line i5, thus forming two overlapping sections it which combine to provide a binding stub for the leaves of the assembly. The transfer leaf i2 is bound into the stub by any appropriate fastening means and either to the upper or lower stub section. It is shown in this'embodiment as being attached to the lower stub section by means of a line of adhesive I9. It will thus be seen that the entire assembly including the binding stub portion thereof is pliable throughout its extent and is'also very thin and devoid of excess bulk or thickness, whereby it is very well adapted for insertion into writing position in various forms of writing machines including the type of machine using a cylindrical platen. Due to its pliability, the assembly readily conforms to the cylindrical platen surface without wrinkling, or bulging, or assuming other objectionable irregularities. It is to be kept in mind that the disclosure of Fig. 1 and of other figures. is partially diagrammatic, the leaves of the assembly being separated some distance from each other in order to disclose the structure satisfactorily. In normal operative position the leaves lie in close contact with each other so that the thickness of the assembly is just about the same as the combined thickness of the constituent leaves.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, each of the record leaves It and II is providedat each longitudinal edge thereof with a weakening or notch opening from the edge into the sheet adjacent to the respective severance lines l6 and W. This weakening is shown in the form of a small V-shaped starter notch 20,'but the notch may be of different form as for example a short slit or cut leading to the edge and extending wholly or partiaily through the paper. for the purpose of correctly starting the tearing when the leaves are being detached from the binding stub.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noticed that the transfer leaf I2 is unprovided with severance weakening corresponding to the'weakened severance lines it; and I1, this leaf being of its full original strength all the way up to the binding attachment i9 which is shown as disposed between the severance line I! and the weakened fold line I 5. In case it is desired to sever thetransfer leaf from the binding and to leave one or more of the record leaves attached thereto;

as more fully described below, the transfer leaf may then be provided with a weakened severance line similar to the weakened severance lines I 8 and II. It will thus be noticed that the weakened severance lines are selectively arranged and positioned'in the record and transfer leaves for the purpose of facilitating the desired selective severance of the leaves from the assembly. Or, looking at it in another way, severance lines are positioned in selected leaves while other selected leaves are not correspondingly weakened.

In order that the selected leaves, that is, the- This construction is This grip device is shown at the bottom or rear end of the assembly, although it may be positioned elsewhere, and includes'a thumb notch or depression 25 formed in the end of the transfer leaf 42. Since the record leaves It] and ii are not provided with thumb notches corresponding to the notch 2B, the corresponding end portions of the record leaves are unlapped by the transfer leaf. It will, therefore, readily be seen that the rear ends of the record leaves may be selectively gripped to the exclusion of the transfer leaf. If the transfer leaf is to be severed from the binding as above suggested, it will be understood that the thumb notch will be formed in the corresponding record leaf and will be omitted from the transfer leaf. In other words, the notches are selectively positioned in the desired selected leaves, while the other leaves are unprovided with such notches.

In use, after an inscription has been completed, the assembly may be gripped at its top end at the binding 58 and at,its bottom end in alignment with the thumb notch 2i and a tearing pull to the stub whereupon it is readily withdrawn from the assembly at the same movement by which the severance is accomplished. Therefore, the record leaves are severed from the assembly and the transfer leaf removed from between them at a single movement. This may be accomplished very quickly and simply and with slight exertion. In case it is desired to remove the original record leaf in leaving the carbon and duplicate leaves attached to each other, the original may be thrown forwardly and severed from the stub along the weakened fold line i 5. Supplemental data may thereafter be entered upon an overlying record leaf and simultaneously transferred to the duplicate leaf i l. After this the transfer leaf l2 and duplicate it may be separated from each other as above described. The folded sheet forming the original and duplicate record leaves provides a protective envelope in which the transfer leaf is enclosed and protected. Also, the attachment or attached margin of the transfer leaf is positioned directly in the fold of the outer sheet and adjacent to the fold line of the latter. In this manner the inner leaf or leaves of the assembly are completely protected during usage.

The modified form of the invention disclosed in Fig. 3 is similar to that of Fig. 1 and corresponding parts are indicated by the same reference numerals with the addition of the index a. In this embodiment the original leaf lUa is unprovided with a weakened severance line at its top end corresponding to the severance line I 6 of Fig. 1, but is attached directly to the stub l8a through the weakened fold line l5a, serving as a detaching lineflfor the leaf Illa.

- However, the'duplicate leaf I la is provided with a weakened severance line Ila while the transfer leaf l2a has acorresponding weakened severance line 22 which may, as shown, be in substantial alignment with the line Ha.

For the selective g'rip formation the original record leaf is provided at its bottom edge with a thumb notch 23 and the leaf Ila. is similarly formed with a notch 24 while the transfer leaf 2q is p v d with a similar notch. This provides a selective grip device whereby the transfer leaf may be gripped to the exclusion of the record leaves and thus selectively severed from its binding along the severance line 22 in a manner above described. If it is desired to first detach the original leaf Illa this may be done by severing it along the line l5a, thus leaving the transfer and duplicate leaves still attached together, but they may be subsequently detached from the stub in the manner above described in connection with Fig. 1.

The embodiment of Fig. 5 is generally similar to the above embodiments and corresponding parts are designated by the same reference numerals with the addition of the index b. In this, as in the other two embodiments, the original and duplicate leaves are constructed from a single sheet folded along a transverse line which is the line |5b in Fig. 5. In this embodiment the selective severance lines Nb and 22b are arranged as in Figs. 3 and 4, while the original record leaf 10b is correspondingly unweakened and is attached directly to the stub l8b as is done in the embodiment of Fig. 3.

For the selective grip device for the form of Fig. 5, the transfer leaf 12b is formed with a thumb notch 25, while the overlying and underlying record leaves are unprovided with corresponding notches and are thus unmutilated at this point. After the inscriptions have been made, the original leaf I0b can be severed along the line I51), as abovedescribedleaving the carbon leaf attached at the binding stub. The two latter leaves maythen be detached from each other as above described.

In each of the different embodiments of the invention it will be noticed that the forward or top end of the assembly is protected by the fold between the two record leaves. This fold forms a protective envelope at the top end ,of the assembly in which the end of the transfer-leaf is receivedand protected. Thus, the forward end, usually the end introduced into a writing or manifolding machine, is smooth and free from projecting or unprotected edges. The entry of the assembly into such machines is therefore facilitated and the time required for this operation is reduced. This is of importance because the manifolding set-of this nature is commonly used for entering records of transactions at different times and it may be necessary to enter each unit into the machine twenty or thirty times before the record or statement is fully completed. A

It will be understood that the selective grip formations may be formed in various ways other than the illustrative forms above disclosed. For example, the selective grips could be formed by extending portions either of the record or transfer leaves beyond the margins of the other leaves to provide projecting tabs by means of which the leaves could be selectively severed from the stub and separated from each other in the manner above described. Ifsuch projecting tabs are utilized either upon the record or carbon leaves, they maybe readily detached after serving their purpose by means of weakened severance lines respectively dividing them from the bodies of the leaves.

Since the transfer leaves of the different embodiments are ordinarily used but a single time for completing the statement or other entries on the assembly, they are preferably made of thin or' tissue paper and the coating of carbon or transfer material on the surface is relatively thin and light. This helps to keep down the bulk of the assembly as well as the manufacturing cost. 'Ihe'transfer leaves may be discarded when they have served their purpose in the manifolding assembly.

Since certain changes may be made in the above article and different embodiments of the invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as'illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent l. A unitary pliable manifolding assembly including, in combination, a .plurality of record leaves and at least one transfer leaf arranged in superposed transfer relation with each other, two of said record leaves including a single sheet folded along a transverse line positioned at the top or forward end of the assembly, and forming an outer envelope within which the transfer leaf is enclosed, said transfer leaf having attachment at a marginal part thereof with said sheet toward the top end of the assembly, the attached margin of said transfer leaf being positioned within the fold of said single sheet and adjacent the fold line of the latter, said record leaves having transverse weakened severance lines spaced inwardly a short distance from said fold line and positioned inwardly beyond said attachment of the transfer leaf and providing between the severance and fold lines a binding stub to which the top end of the transfer leaf is attached, said transfer leaf being unweakened corresponding to the severance lines of the record leaves to facilitate selective severance of the leaves from the stub.

2. A unitary pliable manifolding assembly including, in combination, a plurality of record leaves and at least one transfer leaf arranged in superposed transfer relation with each other, two of said record leaves including a single sheet folded along a transverse line positioned at the top or forward end of the assembly, and forming an outer envelope within which the transfer leaf is enclosed, said transfer leaf having attachment at a. marginal part thereof with said sheet toward the top end of the assembly, the attached margin of said transfer leaf being positioned within the fold of said single sheet and adjacent the fold line of the latter, said record leaves having transverse weakened severance lines spaced inwardly a short distance from said fold line and positioned inwardly beyond said attachment of the transfer leaf and providing between the severance and fold lines a binding stub to which the top end of the transfer leaf is attached, said transfer leaf being unweakened corresponding to the severance lines of the record leaves to facilitate selective severance of the leaves from the stub, said record leaves having marginal starter notches leading to the respective severancelines, and a selective grip forma at the top or forward end of the assembly, and

transfer leaf is enclosed, said transfer leaf hav- .ing attachment at a marginal part thereof with said sheet toward the top end of the assembly, the attached margin of said transfer leaf being positioned within the fold of said single sheet and adjacent the fold line of the latter, said record and transfer leaves havingone or niore weakened severance lines selectively arranged therein near but inwardly of said attachment while a selected leaf or leaves is correspondingly unweakened for facilitating selective severance of certain of said leaves from the assembly, and said single sheet having a weakened transverse severance line positioned substantially at the fold line thereof and outside of said transfer leaf attachment.

4. A unitary pliable manifolding assembly including', in combination, a plurality of record leaves and at least one transfer leaf arranged in superposed transfer relation with each other, two of said record leaves including a single sheet folded along a tansverse line positioned at the top or forward end of the assembly, and forming an outer envelope within which the transfer leaf is enclosed, said transfer leaf having attachment at a marginal part thereofwith said sheet toward the top end of the assembly, the attached margin of said transfer leaf being positioned within the fold of said single sheet and adjacent the fold line of the latter, said transfer leaf and one of said record leaves having transverse weakened severance lines spaced inwardly a short distance from said fold line and providing between the severance and fold lines a binding stub in which said marginal part of the transfer leaf has its attachment, said single sheet being weakened for severance substantially upon the fold line thereof, and. one of the record leaves of said single sheet being unweakened at parts corresponding to said weakened severance lines.

5. A unitary pliable manifolding assembly including, in combination, a plurality of record leaves and at least one transfer leaf arranged in superposed transfer relation with each other, two of said record leaves including a single sheet folded along a transverse line positioned at the top or forward end of the assembly, and forming an outer envelope within which the transfer leaf is enclosed, said transfer leaf having attachment aooapsov at a marginal part thereof with said sheet toward the top end of the assembly, the attached margin of said transfer leaf being positioned within the fold of said single sheet and adjacent the fold line of the latter, said transfer leaf and one of said record leaves having transverse weakened severance lines spaced inwardly a short distance from said fold line and providing between the severance and fold lines a binding stub in which said marginal part of the transfer leaf has its attachment, said single sheet being weakened for severance substantially upon the fold line thereof, one of the record leaves of said single sheet being unweakened at parts corresponding to said severance lines, and a selective grip formation for the assembly remote from said binding stub for facilitating selectively gripping said transfer leaf for severance thereof on its severance line from said stub while the record leaves remain attached together.

6. A unitary pliable manifolding assembly including, in combination, a plurality of record leaves and at least one transfer leaf arranged in superposed transfer relation with each other, two rof said record leaves including a single sheet folded along a transverse line positioned at the top or forwardend of the assembly, and forming an outer envelope within which the transfer leaf is enclosed, said transfer leaf having attachment at a marginal part thereof with said sheet toward the top end of the assembly, the attached margin of said transfer leaf being positioned within the fold of said single sheet and adjacent the fold line of the latter, saidtransfer leaf and one of said record leaves havingtransverse weakened severance lines spaced inwardly a short distance from said fold line and providing between the severance and fold lines a binding stub in which the top end of the transfer leaf is attached, said single sheet being weakened for severance substantially upon the fold line thereof, one of the record leaves of said single sheet being unweakened at parts corresponding to said severance lines, and a selective grip formation for the assembly remote from said binding stub including'a part of the record leaf projecting beyond the adjacentmarginal portion of the transfer leaves whereby one of the record leaves maybe gripped to the exclusion of the transfer leaf.

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